Letters from John Blankett to Harford Jones
- Holding institution:
- British Library. India Office Records and Private Papers
- Data provider:
- Qatar National Library
- Title:
- Letters from John Blankett to Harford Jones
- Date:
- 1781/1805
- Description:
- Abstract: Copies of four letters from Rear-Admiral John Blankett, Commander of the British naval squadron in the Red Sea, to Harford Jones, Resident in Bagdad [Baghdad], sent from HMS Leopardin Mocha Roads and dated 16 April-20 June 1799.Blankett forwards information collected from around the Red Sea and the Gulf concerning the French Revolutionary Wars, including: the strength and disposition of the French forces occupying Egypt; the possibility of French military action in the Red Sea; the French attack on Gaza; the arrival of French forces at Ghenna [Qena]; and population flight from Cosire [Al Qusayr].The correspondence also covers subjects including: the occupation of Perim Island by British forces from Bombay [Mumbai]; the attitude of the Shereef [Sharīf] of Mecca towards the war and France, including reports of trade in coffee with French-occupied Egypt; communications between Mecca and Tippoo Sultan [Tīpū Sulṭān of Mysore]; and the internal politics of Mecca.Duplicates of the first three letters and part of the fourth letter are catalogued as IOR/L/PS/9/76/82. A duplicate of the remaining part of the fourth letter is catalogued as IOR/L/PS/9/76/86.Physical description: 1 item (4 folios)
- Language:
- English
- Type:
- Archival file
- Type (Narrower):
- Other Texts
- Type (Broader):
- Text
- Subject:
- Coffee trade
French Campaign in Egypt and the Levant (1798-1801)
French Revolutionary Wars (1792-1800)
Grand Sharif of Mecca - Geographic region:
- Red Sea
Mecca - Rights:
- رخصة حكومة مفتوحة
- Identifier:
- 81055/vdc_100109378722.0x000001_ar
81055/vdc_100109378722.0x000001_en
IOR/L/PS/9/76/87
IOR/L/PS/9/76/87